The government securities are classified into Central Government securities, State Government securities, the securities guaranteed by the Central Government for all India financial institutions such as IDBI, ICICI and IFCI; the securities guaranteed by State Governments for such state institutions as State Electricity Boards and housing boards; and the treasury bills issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
The government securities are held mainly in three forms, namely:
1. Stock certificates or Inscribed stock
2. Promissory notes
3. Bearer bonds
The government securities are issued in denominations of Rs. 100. The interest is payable half- yearly. These securities can again be classified on the basis of their duration as; long-dated, medium-dated and short-dated. The long-dated securities have maturities exceeding 10 years, the medium-dated securities have between 5 and 10 years and the short-dated securities mature within 5 years.
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